Cost of living comparison
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Saint Helier vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost of Living Summary
Saint Helier is 8.5% more expensive than Charlotte Amalie.
Saint Helier vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$40.06
£30.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.68
£8.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.17
£2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.54
£1.92
|
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Charlotte Amalie vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants
pay 38.1% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$2.33
£1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.31
£3.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$8.21
£6.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$5.72
£4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.27
£3.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.95
£1.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
£1.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
£1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.76
£1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
£1.30
|
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Charlotte Amalie vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries
pay 39.5% more for transportation
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$8.09
£6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$66.77
£50.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,034.64
£16,646.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.19
£19.03
|
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Charlotte Amalie vs. Saint Helier - Cost of transportation
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$74.56
£56.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,014.28
£1,521.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,629.23
£1,230.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$183.82
£138.87
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Saint Helier - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,136.69
£1,614.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,915.48
£12,778.93
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Saint Helier - Cost of childcare
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$8.01
£6.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.50
|
$4.89
£3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$15.29
£11.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$68.44
£51.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$20.70
£15.64
|
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Charlotte Amalie vs. Saint Helier - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$106.83
£80.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$71.67
£54.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$125.20
£94.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$209.22
£158.06
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Charlotte Amalie vs. Saint Helier - Cost of clothing
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